![]() We think the only other truly notable features are the page turn buttons on Oasis, which can help ease readers who are wary about using an e-reader, and the blue-light filter. For the users willing to pay a bit more, try upgrading either device to receive cellular and Wi-Fi services. Neither of these devices comes with speakers or a headphone port However, both have Bluetooth capabilities and can support streaming Audible audiobooks to a separate Bluetooth speaker or headphones. Winner: Tie Special features Brenda Stolyar/Digital Trends We would expect software updates to be on the same schedule for both devices. They both come with either 8GB or 32GB of storage and, while there’s no room for expansion via MicroSD card, you do get free cloud storage for all your Amazon content. That means both have features like Whispersync, which lets you keep your place across devices, and both come with optional ads on the lock screen, which lowers the price. The software on the Kindle Oasis and Kindle Paperwhite is largely identical there are just a few extra options with the Oasis. Winner: Kindle Oasis Software and updates Steven Winkelman/Digital Trends However, with a touch more smoothness, the Oasis wins here. With weeks of battery life, you’ll not need to worry about longevity with any Kindle. The Paperwhite, on the other hand, took three hours and four hours, respectively, to do the same. However, the Oasis wins back some goodwill, with it taking just two hours to fully charge from a 5W charger and around three hours from a computer USB port. Both, unfortunately, it relies on a Micro USB port for charging - and this particularly stings on the $250 Oasis. However, it stands to reason that the Oasis must have a bigger battery, since it has a bigger display to power. There’s no stated battery capacity, as Amazon prefers to describe battery life for both Kindles as up to six weeks from a single charge based on half an hour of reading a day. Side-by-side, the Kindle Oasis is a touch faster to turn pages and respond to touches a little faster, so it seems likely that it has a little extra processing power under the hood. Winner: Kindle Oasis Performance, battery life, and charging Brenda Stolyar/Digital TrendsĪmazon doesn’t specify processors and RAM in its e-book readers, but the Kindle Oasis and the Kindle Paperwhite were both responsive and slick to navigate. Both devices support automatic brightness, but we found that it worked a lot better with the Oasis, whereas we often had to manually adjust the Paperwhite. ![]() While both devices use LEDs to light up the screen, the Oasis also boasts more LEDs than the Paperwhite, so it offers more lighting levels and better uniformity around the screen. But, most importantly in our book, only the Oasis allows you to filter out blue light at night if you want to, making nighttime reading a more pleasurable experience. For a start, the Oasis has a bigger 7-inch screen, while the Paperwhite has a 6-inch display. While the Oasis and Paperwhite both have sharp screens rated at 300 pixels per inch, there are some important differences. The Oasis comes in a choice of graphite or champagne gold, but the Paperwhite turns the tables with a selection of black, sage, plum, or twilight blue.īoth e-book readers have an IPX8 rating, which means splashes and rain are nothing to worry about in fact, they’re protected against immersion in up to 6.5 feet of fresh water for up to an hour.īut the new Oasis has really shown its quality where the display is concerned. While the Oasis boasts a svelte aluminum body, with a thicker section at one side that houses physical turn page buttons, the Paperwhite is matte plastic, with chunkier bezels around the smaller screen and no physical turn page buttons. ![]() There’s a big difference between the Oasis and Paperwhite in the looks department. ![]()
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